Cubs' Jed Hoyer Makes Brewers Admission Before MLB Trade Deadline originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Cubs made an excellent decision to hire Craig Counsell. Jed Hoyer did the right job by poaching him from the Milwaukee Brewers, but unfortunately for the Cubs, Milwaukee hasn't gone away.

With the race in the National League Central getting tight, the Chicago Cubs are going to have to make some moves to improve in the next week and a half. It has been a great season thus far for the Cubs,

Well, they're likely not going to finish 122-40, but after a 6-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners July 21, the Brewers have won 11 straight games and suddenly have Major League Baseball's best record. That also means they've hurdled the rival Chicago Cubs in the National League Central Division standings.

Your eyes are not fooling you. Winners of 11 straight games, the Brewers have catapulted to the top of our rankings. Similar to Rays tea

THE RED-HOT MILWAUKEE BREWERS The Brew Crew moved up three spots and into No. 1 in Matt Snyder's newest MLB Power Rankings. An 11-game winning streak has slingshot the Brewers into the NL Central lead,